My favorite teacher that talks about my favorite singer

@JakobStrand

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is a dope video. :D

@Ukedrom

3 жыл бұрын

He is favorite teacher for me too, but I started singing on base of your Tool covers Andrea, so I'm really excited that you like the same teacher :)

And is not only his voice, everything about him it’s wonderful.

@timothyvonvictory7105

4 жыл бұрын

Including the shape of his head

@SkeeterMcBeater

4 жыл бұрын

A real showman.

@mannkejns4355

4 жыл бұрын

@Me you and the Animal of course

Love this vocal coach.. I’m hooked. Nobody is better to study than Townsend

@studiomacleod

4 жыл бұрын

I’m bringing my laptop/logic and mic into the car literally everyday right now trying to record a cover of Soundgardens ThenDay I tried To Live and that chorus is insanely hard for me. It’s frustrating not being able to hit that high night while still sounding distorted. I’m going to skip today and practice w this video.

@TheMalikTwins

4 жыл бұрын

@@studiomacleod I'd invite you to consider letting your falsetto drive the ship with that note. You can put a lot of resistance against your falsetto to get a really powerful note. However...let it go up into your nasal cavity! If it's really high, the note won't have anywhere to go lol.

@jedrashidul6952

Жыл бұрын

Truth. I've searched all over. Noone's broken down Devvy quite like this dude right here

I have constant goosebumps listening to Devin. Every single time. He's just incredible

I saw DT live in February, and I honestly believe that because he cares so little about how he looks and sounds, he was able to bring out some incredible vocals from the beginning. You talk a lot about how we can’t be afraid to sound funny when learning and reinforcing our techniques and I think Devin knew that very early on.

@jessicajan

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah! He once said something like "metal is a parody... It's a bunch of grown men going GRRAAAWWWWLLLL"

@continuouspursuit9342

4 жыл бұрын

This is actually a pretty interesting idea! Sounds very likely

@ambrooks5

2 жыл бұрын

That is 100% correct. I use to be scared to make crazy sounds with my voice but since I’ve stop giving a shit I can actually scream and it sound good. My range is limited but progress is progress!

Devins transitions between heavy and cleans are some of the best I’ve ever heard, definitely my favorite vocalist at the moment

@rickholmi2044

4 жыл бұрын

Such great control singing when playing live as well compared to other vocalists when singing live who don't sound the same. Sounding out of breath at times. GREAT control of his voice when he sings.

Fun fact: Devin only learned to sing because he couldn't find a singer that he liked for his band.

@mandrew20111

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what sully Did from godsmack

@Liz-cmc313

4 жыл бұрын

True story

@saul77

4 жыл бұрын

@@mandrew20111 hetfield also, most rock singers actually

@emanuelstude4912

4 жыл бұрын

Just like spencer sotelo

@Hellion6325

4 жыл бұрын

@@emanuelstude4912 Huh? lol

YES! I've been waiting so long for this. I remember during a clinic someone asked about his voice and Devin said this about his voice. "I had a good choir teacher. I went to a guy in LA when I did the Steve Vai project. I went in and he said sing for me. I went WAHAHHAHAH. And he's like well your not going to be able to sustain that. Your voice is gunna be gone within a couple years. And it's now 25 years later, so..... *smiles* hooray! Don't eat tomatoes, unless it's on pizza, then eat tons of it."

7:40 Devin: "I come undone!!!!" Chris: "I found my toe!!!!!!"

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha! YES

I think that technique is why he can still scream and sing like this at age 51, but also Devin has the perfect storm of a tough-as-nails "voice box" and perfect nasal/oral resonance on those pitched fry screams. Its not fair. Hahaha

I saw a lot of vocal coaches reacting to this video of the amazing Devin Townsend, and you’re the only one really teaching what he does. And also doing a good job using your voice. Thank you Chris!!!

Il be honest, i think your scream technique is different from Devins. When you force your distortion is sounds more like you're letting go, and letting your vocal chords disconnect intermittently. but i think devin does the opposite. he compresses them together so much that the vocal chords cant move. you can hear sometimes he accidentally creates a vocal whistle during his screams, and i think this is an indication of how hes getting that noise. You can hear in his really early stuff with Steve Vai that this whistle tone used to be even more prominent in his screams. To summarize, i think you are getting a more open false chord scream by pushing to vocal break, while devin is not letting his vocals break, and compressing his vocal chords and forcing more fry overtones.

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

You might be right... I THINK though that its the same approach with just different machines... different voices do different things when pushed, pulled and exercised.

@tymonkruidenier1400

4 жыл бұрын

Agree.

@jmerdsoy

4 жыл бұрын

@MachineRite Maybe it's the same approach and technique but comes out sounding different when Chris does it because his vocal tract is a different shape than Devin's? As Chris says, he's not trying to emulate anyone (Devin in this case), rather borrow from their style and technique and make it his. I'm just spit-balling here of course...

@TheMalikTwins

4 жыл бұрын

True. Devin calls it a "castrated cat" sound lol. It's all air and resistance. He uses absolutely no true vocal in his screams (Devin). That's how his voice stays clean and without hurting. Adjusting the amount of resistance changes the pitch. But I think Chris is dead on with the explanation! The actual scream is pretty gentle in terms of the effort, but the volume is loud.

@braddavidson9526

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you mate. I think Devin uses more fry screaming than false chords. His early work in Strapping was fair less educated than I believe it is now!

maybe... just maybe the true secret to great vocals is to have a bald head... where is my buzzer?

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

Either completely bald or long, flowing dark, mildly curly hair.

@spookyskelebloke5388

4 жыл бұрын

Split the difference, go with a skullet.

@RobbieFitzgerald

4 жыл бұрын

@@spookyskelebloke5388 You mean like Devin has done? Haha. If only it was as easy as being bald.

@fb39371

4 жыл бұрын

Is this why I'm going bald? It's my voice catching up to my guitar playing lmao

@jijst5

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisliepe chris cornell??

Imagining the neighbors in their living room across the street just hearing "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IIIIIIIII'M FIIIIIIIIIINEEEEEE!!!!"

Exactly what another vocal coach said about Heavy Devy-His performance makes it look like he's doing stuff that's way more intense than it actually is.

I've been able to get shades of Devin's compression based grit and screams through my own practice. The key seems to be keeping your throat very open, which you can see from how open and wide Devin gets his mouth in the performance. As insane as this song is, Deadhead has even more range and aggressive vocals from Devin. It really blows my mind what he does.

Haha! 1:27 !! *This* is why we love you, Chris! Also, I'm super thrilled you are dissecting what Devin is doing!

Love your videos, I feel like ive learned more in the last month, watching your lessons than i have in 15 years of singing. Im obsessed with Devin Townsend and i was so stoked to see you have analyzed his style for us. I hope to put these techniques to use in my own music

Exceptional vocal analysis. I've learned so much from your channel in the passed year to the point where when I do more aggressive stuff I never lose my voice like I used to. Love this channel.

I didn't know this singer. He is incredibly good!!!

Townsend and Dio, the two vocalists that have never failed to blow me away with just about each song I hear from them. Great vid as always, Chris.

Yay! A vocal coach who can actually do it!

I love Devin and Strapping Young Lad so much. Found them over a decade ago but nice to see him again!!

Devin is absolutely one of the best. I'd love to see your take on Gojira!

Oh man, thank you so much for this. I’ve been really hoping to see an analysis on Devy for a while and I’m so happy to see it. Beautifully done.

Just back on your channel to say - I really wish I could be half as comfortable with my voice as you are

Holy crap! I just discovered Devin a week ago and have binge-watching him since! I can not believe you just posted this!!!! Thank you Chris! METAL!!!!

Didn't know Ryan Van Poederooyen could sing as well XD

Never clicked faster on a video.THANK YOU MAN! I have been waiting for this since your 1st vid! Best analysis I've heard. YOU MADE MY NIGHT! Thanks again, stay safe and keep them coming!

You cover many great things Chris,....but Devin is about the best you could get into,.....thx alot!

Sorry, third comment 😂 I was originally introduced to Devin Townsend unknowingly as a kid listening to Steve Vai sex and religion album with my dad! And then I heard Deadhead about 5 years ago and realised it was the same singer. That Steve Vai album would be cool to break down if you haven't already 🙏🤘

Yesss! I love Devin's voice! Man. What an insane vocalist.

Man, I have been looking for someone like you for such a long time. AMAZING explanation. I have been working on my mix for years, even worked as a vocal coach for a while, but you NAILED the aggresive sound and the explanation. I'm walking around my flat annoying my neighbours and making sounds I have not been able to before. THANK YOU!

Omg yes 😭😭😭 thank you!🙏 I’ve been waiting for some Devin Townsend on this channel! One of my favourites!

some of my favourite vocalists aka suggestions for future videos: tillian pearson, mickael akerfeldt, daniel tompkins, ihsahn, jonny hawkins, aaron lewis, tommy giles rogers, jonathan davis btw I'm enjoying the hell out of your in-depth analysis. you're building a community of music fans who wanna get into vocals and it's great to see this channel grow!

Thanks for incredible lessons! Especially the fact that you analyze the style of such a great vocalists makes it even more valuable

Ya know Chris,..lve learned so much and have seen many of your vids,....i knew your were awesome ,..a great teacher,.....a great great voice,........but then you do this on Devin and hes one of my faves,.......thx much friend.

You did it! You made a vid on my favorite vocalist. Thank you so much! Here's a challenge for you. How to sign in the style of J Mascis. My favorite guitarist.

Devin is a beast!!!!

Nice video, I really enjoyed seeing Devin Townsend studying Chris Liepe’s vocal techniques.

Really appreciate you taking the time to look into his stuff! I love the approach and the lessons.

You have made me a Devon Townsend fan and a Chris Liepe fan!

I'm a simple man. I see Devin analysis, I like.

I was waiting for this from day one... Thank you man

Awesome video! Really appreciate, that the video feels like a one taker without annoying jump cuts all over the place. Keep up the great work. Greetings from Germany

I think this is your most accurate depiction of any artist so far Chris. It's obviously not about imitation (as you say), but you've got such a similar vibe to Devin.

Very impressive work Chris, your analytical ear is fascinating and you're so adaptive. Would love to see you taking on Mike Pattons repertoire, since I consider him to be one of the most versatile and interesting vocalists.

Thanks so much Chris, I suggested this just a few days ago. Now that's good service! haha

Perfect! I have been waiting for Devin's voice analysis. Love it :)

Found your channel at a very pivotal time in my life for all the positive reasons, already signed up and soaking in your first lesson, hope to exchange a few words with you soon and to share what your knowledge will allow me to do.

Yes! I requested this like a month ago or so. This is exactly what I was wanting! Don't think you did it for me, but thank you!

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

Cool!!

I was really looking forward to you making this video. Thank you! uwu

Thanks for doing this one I’ve been waiting a long time for this one!

Thank you for taking all the effort and time that you put in making your videos

F*CK YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DEVIN TOWNSEND!!!!! Almost smashed my mouse by clicking SO HARD on this vid

Fantastic video! Just one thing, in his screams he adds a layer of whistle overtone. If you notice he just doesn't give some of those notes with distortion, you can also hear a note above it an octave higher. This is called whistle screaming and he uses it a lot, especially for those insane screams in strapping young lad where he screams around c6 to c7. Your video still was very good, and as someone that can scream fairly well but is trying to get clean singing in order it has very good insights. Keep it up!

@user-pt4ic1qu5q

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, cringe…

You are literally the best vocal coach out there! Nobody reacts to the stuff the way you do! Thank you Chris! You are a godsend

Great analysis. Very helpful and inspiring, thanks Chris.

Yeah Devin a freak of nature. He has so much control throughout his entire range it ridiculous. Most singers have a comfort zone within their range I've noticed. Devin just is all over in every song nearly lol

I've been waiting a while for this one!! AWESOME

Very cool, thank you! Your lessons are very helpful. I'm glad you thought about Heavy Devy.

Thank you are the best words I can write about what you're doing

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you

It's great to see a vocalist with so many tools in his toolbox of vocal styles My favorite performer and songwriter ever, and I'm 56.

Man you are awesome , really thanks for sharing it this is crazy cause I was about to ask you to post something on Devin but you already did 🤘 your lessons really helped me understanding the fundamentals.

I wish I understood all the terminology you use to describe what he's doing. I'm lost on half of the definitions. Love the channel, man. Great material.

Great Video Chris. Love to see DT on your channel. In my local karaoke pub I love to sing harder metal songs with growling, death metal vocals. Sadly I haven't been able to achieve singing with vocal fry yet, but I think that your graphic descriptions are helping me little by little to achive that goal. Good stuff!

Requesting Anthony Green of Circa Survive & Saosin :)

I've waited sooooo long for this.

Thanks for your works. It's an exciting series, I love your choices of singers !

I'm learning a lot from your videos, discovering my voice better. that's amazing, because i don't speak english, but i can understand a little to learn better than my private singing lessons haha

Watch the Trancendence documentary, the vocal episode, at the end, Devin says that some of the notes he hits happens through force of will alone, and that he doesn't have any technique.

Wow, I'm so inspired by Devin, but focusing on my voice, which is pretty lower than his. Thank you so much for this video :)

Thanks so much Chris 👍🏾 Great work on your channel 🤘🏾

I found this very interesting! I enjoy your teaching approach, dissection and discussion of the techniques, while still enjoying and appreciating the artist and song. Extremely informative and entertaining. Almost makes me want to sing. 😉

@chrisliepe

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

Very cool reaction/analysis/lessons! Thanks!

I know you're doing a voice analysis but having the lyric's on screen or real close by will help you know & understand what he's singing. Also, you may notice he sings in 2 different tones @ times. It's because a female usually sings this song with him, hitting the higher but gentler notes. Devin has found a way to Sing with The Power of a "Tenor" & the Gusto of a Confident Genius/Mad-man all rolled into one big Awesome-Canadian Package! Love me some Devy!!

omg i had almost forgot about this god of a vocalist! Thank you for this video :D

16:00 It's so funny you say "Good stuff" after doing a bit of experimenting as if to say damn that was pretty good

Why so short? So many interesting things to discuss!

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

cause I chose ONE song instead of a bunch of different small examples... thought it would be good to try with Devin cause so many other "coaches" just sit there and NOD for reaction videos of his :) Wanted to do something different!

@user-oy7gz5bf2h

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Liepe I've been such a fan of his for so long that I was hoping he'd get the same treatment you gave Spencer Sotelo. You own that format.

I have that exact pair of headphones... and shave my head... and am a Devin fan... instant sub. The fact that you actually know what you're doing is even better. All react videos should be like this.

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

nice :)

Amazing as usual Chris!

Single best video on Devin's technique, thank you Chris! I've been racking my brains as I was convinced there was an element of well supported mixed voice (standing front row at a very small venue, his screams were roughly equal in volume to his singing) but other videos were contradicting that first intuition..

@TheMalikTwins

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to how loud his voice sounds even on the extremely light and airy head voice parts. That means the mic is gained up high, going into a lot of compression. You can scream and sing pretty gently and still have it sound equally as massive as the loud parts. Let the tech do it for you!

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMalikTwins Of course, I'm a professionnal sound engineer and love my compression :) but I was talking about vocal technique here, specifically loud clean and loud screamed parts

FINALLY!!! Thanks Chris!!!

Everytime I try screaming (with or without grit), it’s like a door shuts and I can only make a stifled sound! Great video again chris 😃👌🏻

@TheJML1975

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I’ve seen you tackle this situation or maybe I’m just resistant to learning what’s in front of me, god knows I didn’t do well in school and struggled with lessons. Is there a way to open up that door? I’m sorry if my explanation isn’t more comprehensive but it’s the only way I can think of relating my issue... 🙇🏻‍♂️

Been waiting for this one for a while :)

Another great break down!!! Thanks Chris :-)

Devin Townsend, fuck yes!

Thank you! You said it well, I’m a guitarist but love vocalist but love the hard stuff. And watching other videos to analyze devin they don’t know. They just say hope he isn’t hurting himself or other. You can do it right. I love your vids because I’m a closet singer in my genre, but i know you can sing n scream n have no problem. I do it in jam now n never cough like other ppl who are singing in my place.

My poor computer monitor. How I'm screaming at it right now :D Thank you Chris for another great video :D Thank you Devin :D

1:23 I love your content Chris. You are the fuckin man.

This is an amazing analysis. I would love you to make an analysis of a extreme singer like Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation. Have you hear them? Or an analysis of Mike Patton would be awesome too. Another kind of extreme singer.

definitely check devin performing deadhead live at the royal albert hall. absolutely his masterpiece in terms of his technique, even though he was ill during that performance!

Chris, you're awesome! I would like to recommend a singer named Daniel Gildenlöw, from a band called Pain of Salvation. He's an incredible singer, with a very good vocal range. I think you would like to analyse him. I recommend the songs King of loss, Sisters and Iter Impius.

@HenrySoinnunmaa

4 жыл бұрын

Seconded!

@elgritodesconocido5373

4 жыл бұрын

Thirded!

@vintarusproximus2854

Жыл бұрын

Fourded!

Chris Liepe giving insight into Devin Townsend. I love this already!!!

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

😊

Awesome as always Chris! Hey, could you make an analysis of Klaus Meine from Scorpions? Cheers!

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Hey Chris, not into reaction videos usually, but I like your more active approach here very much. Now that you've made videos on two of my favorite singers Spencer and Devin, it would be great if you make one about Mikael Akerfeld of Opeth. I would like to learn more about screams and growls in the lower register. I feel that low tone is way harder because of the contrast of a low lyrinx position and the high closure/compression feeling.

@chrisliepe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

If a person didn't know what was going on here, and just heard the audio, they would think Bobcat Goldthwait was freaking out.

Love it! Please do a video about Dan from tesseract, or mikael from opeth. Keep rock

I have no idea wtf you're talking about in a technical aspect, but this was great =)

1:26 Got 'em!